Redlights?

[Raven]

redlites? those are members of S-B
4000 members and Growing....

[Clammer]

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[steve]

Originally Posted by Clammer

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Have to pass, I think my hands and bill's have turned to hamburger with the amount of cows we have caught the last couple of days. I will say I cant understand why more people are not using the 9inch rigged Sluggo! They wanted it so bad last night , they had the things swallowed ! Again thanks for the hospitality and putting us where the fish are. and thanks John for playing taxi driver. When my hands heal I will take you up on that offer soon! For such a rebel rouser you certainly know where the bass are in your neck of the woods!

[riverrat2]

I don't understand the purpose of this topic, is it to debate the use of redlights or tell everyone how many cows you have caught.

[steve]

For your info! Vlad evanoff an Infamous new york surf caster who fished everywhere from new york to the cape and islands, never used a necklight at all ! Imagine that....I would hope most here have heard of him...a true ledgend.

Point two, When we did the filiming for the OTW show there where tons of spotlights everyplace and the end result was a 40lb fish on camera and we had several others that never made the final edit! those fish were no less aggresive and not spooked at all.

[riverrat2]

Whats the big deal if people do use redlights apposed to yellow. If anything the redlight helps with your nightvision and is a bit less in "In your face" than the white/yellow light.

[JohnR]

Red lights are used for several reasons:

It is easiest on the eyes and night vision which is why it is often used as backlighting on guages, lighting on ships, flash lights for military use.

Red also has a very long wavelength and is one of the first colors to dissipate in the water so we assume that it will penetrate the water the least...

Long time no see Steve...

[Redsoxticket]

White light is made up of the complete light spectrum. If you shine white light thru a crystal prism you will see the rainbow colors.
Red light will dissipate only because it is the only color that is there.

John, the opposite is true. The wavelenght is proportional to the frequency, in other words the longer the wavelength the lower the frequency. Higher frequencies (shorter wavelenghts) dissipate quickly in the water because the energy is absorbed by the water molecules. The longer wavellengths or lower frequencies do not dissipate in the water, that is why submarines use low frequencies.

Hi Steve and welcome aboard.

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Redsoxticket

White light is made up of the complete light spectrum. If you shine white light thru a crystal prism you will see the rainbow colors.
Red light will dissipate only because it is the only color that is there.

John, the opposite is true. The wavelenght is proportional to the frequency, in other words the longer the wavelength the lower the frequency. Higher frequencies (shorter wavelenghts) dissipate quickly in the water because the energy is absorbed by the water molecules. The longer wavellengths or lower frequencies do not dissipate in the water, that is why submarines use low frequencies.

Hi Steve and welcome aboard.

That's what I meant Fequency Wavelength

[likwid]

Green is also kind on the eyes

And illuminates things slightly better and you don't get the color distortion associated with red.

But no its not a fad, its pretty much fact that red dosen't murder your night vision.

[ThrowingTimber]

red light doesnt mess up your night vision. So If I have to flash somethin quick I dont blind myself momentarily. I also dont have to cup my light to make it dimmer, being red its not really disturbing to others. Ive also got a standard yellow bulb, and a bright blue led I can use as well. I use them as appropriate. ..

Also red light if nesc, does not distrub others fishing around you, as you may inadvertantly swing the beam directly in their face if fish a breachway or soemthing where company is tight etc.

Welcome aboard Steve lots of good folks here.

Vic

[Skitterpop]

Hi Steve,

Nice to see you here.

I have a Rayovac that has three lights.... one of which is red. I was nearly lost in the fog one night and couldn`t use my eyeglasses for there was too much moisture in the air.

Happened to click on the redlight setting and discovered for me that I could see into the fog much better.

So it came with the headlamp I bought and I like it.

Now lets see some of those cow pictures from yours and Bill`s excellent adventure please.

Mike

[CANAL RAT]

carry a small red light for changing plugs baiting hooks ect.. and a high power white light for finding your way around on the rocks,wading a sandbar and finding your way back to the car

[wheresmy50]

Red light is the most difficult color for people to see in low light. Green is the easiest.

That's why night vision goggles are green. They could make them any color. That's probably also why the lights on that navy ship were red. If it doesn't mess up your night vision, it's probably just because it doesn't look as bright.

However, since red is the most difficult color to see, it doesn't make any sense why you would want a red light to see with. It's just a marketing tool.

Welcome Steve. I stopped in the shop a few weeks ago to say hi, but you weren't around. Anyway, hi.

-Ty

[Mike P]

I tried the red lens that Joe Lyons included with my Princeton Tech light. I find that it really doesn't shed enough light for me to safely unhook fish or tie knots. As long as you're not looking directly into the lens, white light shouldn't affect your night vision.

What I laugh at are the guys who use red lights and then fire up a smoke every 15-20 minutes. The flare from a lighter does more damage to your night vision than the indirect light from a flashlight--especially after the batteries wear down a little

Last week on the Canal, there were two guys fishing the Cape side, mid Canal, right under a white navigation light, using red lenses--wtf was the point of that

[piemma]

use to fish with Bobby Ward. Never had a light around his neck and I saw him run the rocks at Watch Hill one night in the fog with no light faster than any of us with. I'm old school and use a white dive light. been using it for years. As for spooking fish. The guys use to turn their headlights off when running the back but I never saw any difference with the number of fish we caught when someone went by with their lights on. look at the Canal. there are lights every hundred feet.

[Pt.JudeJoe]

Welcome to the site Steve!